Adding Block Heating Unit to 6.7 engine
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 10,107
Likes: 96
From: Hempstead, TX
I guess my dealer orders all of their Diesels with the block heater. I live just outside of Houston, so they're not automatically shipped that way, but mine has it, and I like the idea of having a warm engine before I start it. I also like having warm air blowing from the registers before I get out of my neighborhood. If it's on the truck, why not use it? I enjoyed having it on my 7.3 years ago. If I didn't plug it in on that truck, it took the whole trip to work to have warm air.
Postmaster
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,598
Likes: 5
From: Maryland
I actually paid the $75 and ordered it on my truck but it somehow arrived without it. I didn't notice for several months and never had the occasion to go to the dealer about it. I really enjoyed instant heat on the 6.0 by using the block heater but the supplemental heat works very well. I always used a Christmas light timer on the block heater timed to turn on 3 hours prior to my morning departure. It didn't use much electricity and improved fuel economy by having the engine halfway warmed before starting the engine. These diesels are extremely inefficient when they are cold and it seems to take a long time to get them up to full temperature in below freezing ambient temps. I guess sooner or later I will get a heater for the 6.7.
Lead Driver
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 6,180
Likes: 83
From: Georgia
I pulled the right front wheel and then removed the fender liner. Cleaned the area, covered the starter with plastic and got the heater ready to install. I then quickly removed the plug and swapped in the heater losing just 10 oz. which was caught in a pan and returned to the radiator. There is no need to drain the coolant, just practice your moves and work fast. Sorry, I don't remember the tool sizes. I ordered the heater from a Ford parts supplier and used an after-market cable that cost far less than the Ford cable. I put a cover over the cable to protect it.
More Turbo
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 572
Likes: 29
No picture, but it really is that simple. Routing the cable is the hardest part as you need to be careful that it doesn't rub or touch hot parts.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
datchew
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
5
Mar 20, 2005 09:33 PM
